June (Steele) Hempfield, 80

June (Steele) Hempfield will celebrate her 80th birthday Nov. 10. She was born Nov. 10, 1933, in Sturgeon, Pa., to Jim and Rose Steele.

She is married to Robert Hempfield. Their children are David (Sandy) Hempfield of Ashland; Lori Hempfield of Mansfield; Karen Klamert of Columbus; and Kathy (Mark) Reynolds of Crestline. She has seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She was a substitute teacher while raising her children. After retiring from teaching, she worked in the children's department at Reed's Department Store for several years.

For more than 50 years, she has been an active member of Southside Christian Church. She served many different roles there, leading to her Faithful Servant Award in 2007. She still sings in the choir and was a member of the Southside Messengers, a quartet that included her husband and another couple. They would travel and spread their special and wonderful music. June loves being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and her family feels like she was born to be a grandma. She is always ready with words of encouragement, a hug or an ear to listen with.

A family celebration party to honor her birthday is planned for 5 p.m. Nov. 9.

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June (Steele) Hempfield, 80

June (Steele) Hempfield will celebrate her 80th birthday Nov. 10. She was born Nov. 10, 1933, in Sturgeon, Pa., to Jim and Rose Steele.